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3-D scans show caterpillars transforming into butterflies: on.natgeo.com/10txtkz
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iPhone Photo: Photo by @amytoensing (Amy Toensing), Fun with #giraffes at the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Giraffe Center in Nairobi, Kenya. @thephotosociety
Map out your path through the wilds of Alaska: on.natgeo.com/10PdyeH
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iphone photo: @ivankphoto Afro-Ecuadorean Restaurant, #Puerto #Ayora, #Santa Cruz, #Galapagos, #Ecuador, @runaphotos
Unique wellness treatments use oxygen, honey, and more: on.natgeo.com/Zb59b3
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How did scientists create this field of "nano" flowers? on.natgeo.com/17WsBM9
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Music festivals, mountain marathons, and more to do in Liechtenstein: on.natgeo.com/14R75nD
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Photo of the Day: Coral Reef, Honduras on.natgeo.com/12JNC8q #pod #photography
Can wind turbines meet the world's energy needs? on.natgeo.com/18dJO17
It became a dance in the plains playing to keep the snack photo by Michael Nichols @nickngs. A sneak peek #serengetidiaries (IG exclusive) a story on Serengeti lions coming in the August 2013 issue of @natgeo magazine.
The untold story of "dramatic" World War II rescue: on.natgeo.com/16eNbI0
Improved forecasting provides timely warnings, tracks hurricanes: on.natgeo.com/133ImLK
Friday Fact: The bombardier beetle can shoot poison from its rear end 500 times a second.
What's it like to photograph wildlife in the Arctic? on.natgeo.com/12BjJp6
"Can we take action while there is still time?" on.natgeo.com/10IZ2VE
On our radar: A new "speedy" dinosaur species on.natgeo.com/10WbpyJ #NatGeoDaily
Photo: @coryrichards Sometimes being on assignment is about waiting. It's about frustration, time, and soul sucking weather...when your feet are covered in mud that weighs your steps down and your clothes are soaked. An expedition member looks to the sky for a break in the weather while on a Paleont
Catch Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter meet in the sky this weekend on.natgeo.com/16eoyLA
From the photo archive: The Shitalakshya River in the 1950s on.natgeo.com/11aY3xF
Tourists walk around Volcan Chico in the National Park of Isabella Island #galapagos #ecuador Phone photo @kchete77 @runa_photos
What should you pack for your next road trip? on.natgeo.com/14R1LAQ
When the scent and roars of the powerful invasion came these females left their "territory" to protect the cubs photo by Michael Nichols @nickngs. A sneak peek #serengetidiaries (IG exclusive) a story on Serengeti lions coming in the August 2013 issue of @natgeo magazine.
Back to Earth: An astronaut adjusts to gravity on.natgeo.com/10Mfuoh
photo by @christianziegler on assignment for @natgeo in Queensland, Australia. Egg of a southern cassowary, a flightless bird growing up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall, with a weight of up to 70 kg. Cassowary females lay clutches of 3 to 8 eggs, each of which weighs a pound (see chicken egg for size c
Why some viruses inside our bodies are invisible to science: on.natgeo.com/11b1sfC
Photo of the Day: Giant Anteater, Brazil on.natgeo.com/13IIUcc #pod #photography
Photo by @paulnicklen - A diver descends through a highly poisonous Hydrogen Sulfide cloud at 100' deep in a #cenote in #Mexico as part of our upcoming assignment on the Sacred #Mayan Underworld. #latergram
A lonely cactus sits among lines and shadows in the Floreana Island #galapagos #Ecuador phone photo @kchete77 @runa_photos
Photographer Aaron Huey (@argonautphoto) on assignment for @NatGeo in the #Khumbu #Nepal. Last day of the #trek, arriving at #Everest #BaseCamp in a few hours. This image is a night photo from a few days ago of Taboche Peak. #Prayer flags and Stupa above Dingboche.
The last time Sammy was seen his pride was pushed north by the "Killers" , a coalition of 4 males photo by Michael Nichols @nickngs. A sneak peek #serengetidiaries (IG exclusive) a story on Serengeti lions coming in the August 2013 issue of @natgeo magazine.
An alliance between ants and acacia trees: on.natgeo.com/11dzbp1
iphone photo: @ivankphoto Los Tuneles, bridges and tunnels formed by #lava flow, #Isabela, #Galapagos, #Ecuador, #cactus, @runa_photos
Longest ever Burmese python found in Florida: on.natgeo.com/11fuukc
Memories are "written" every time we remember them: on.natgeo.com/10LKqoD
Photo: @randyolson (Randy Olson) - There was an article this week published in the New York Times about robots assisting the elderly. This reminded me of the images I took while working on the @natgeo "7 Billion Project." This particular robot is being programmed to help elderly out of bed and into
Finding a "true bug" in an unusual place: on.natgeo.com/11bkpyR
Photographer Aaron Huey (@argonautphoto) on assignment in the #Khumbu #Nepal Day 8: Lamboche to Gorak Shep. This image isn't from today but I love it too much not to share. #Everest #BaseCamp #trek Mani Stone #iPhoneOnly
Jet art, a swirl in the skies, and more of our favorite photos this month: on.natgeo.com/10moWzC
Billion-year-old water preserved in a mine: on.natgeo.com/12JSXwl
You found a baby bird? Here's what to do: on.natgeo.com/11YIII7
Why "falling wasn't an option" when big-wave surfing: on.natgeo.com/12KcFbt
What's it like to be near an erupting volcano? on.natgeo.com/14RYIZ1
A short exposure captures waves crashing over icebergs in Iceland: on.natgeo.com/10mP2CH
Photographer Aaron Huey (@argonautphoto) on assignment in the #Khumbu #Nepal. Day 7: Dingboche to Lobuche. Prayer flags and monuments On Thokla Pass for both Sherpas and western clients who died on #Everest. #iPhoneOnly
On the way to camp overland after lions she charged without hesitation photo by Michael Nichols @nickngs. A sneak peek #serengetidiaries (IG exclusive) a story on Serengeti lions coming in the August 2013 issue of @natgeo magazine.
Photo by @paulnicklen - a shot of a photogenic grizzly bear from an upcoming story in @natgeo on the Yukon... for an inside look at upcoming stories or assignments I'm working on, be sure to follow me on my personal Instagram account, @paulnicklen #latergram
North Korean commuters walk along a downtown #Pyongyang street. iPhone photo by @dguttenfelder inside North Korea.
The northern lights shine in the skies over Iceland: on.natgeo.com/11bNo5I